CVE-2020-28650
MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: November 16, 2020 at 02:49 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPage Builder
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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
Description
The WPBakery plugin before 6.4.1 for WordPress allows XSS because it calls kses_remove_filters to disable the standard WordPress XSS protection mechanism for the Author and Contributor roles.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Page Builder· Wpbakerywordpress-plugin
95%v < 6.4.1
Affected range stops below 6.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/10/vulnerability-exposes-over-4-million-sites-using-wpbakery/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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